Free sprited and full of joy. I love this little lady’s energy. 悪戯好きのティンカーベルのような女の子。

We have been friends over 10 years. They were an ambitious pianist and violinist from Juilliard and I was a starving bartender/photography student. We have encouraged each other, gone through tough times yet we all managed to survive and aspire 😉 Taking photos of their daughter really means a lot to me.

Dress change and photograph in the studio. It was kind a chaotic to make three year old stay still. Little princess insisted not to wear Tabi (japanese socks for kimono), so I ended up painting them in Photoshop. Lol.